Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a … Continue reading
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Cultural and Historical Notes, Proverbs 1
DID YOU KNOW? Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom Proverbs 1 The ancient Near East has yielded a great deal of what scholars call “wisdom literature”–texts that instruct the reader about life, virtue and social interaction or reflect upon profound issues. The instructive, or didactic, texts, like Proverbs, were typically written with a boy or young man … Continue reading